The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-09-22

Another carload Of 1s inoh No. I,
pine shingles. Price $500. Call at
this ofice.
"R" stands for oysters, and q. G.
Gutelius has got them. When you
come to town and want q stew Of the
finest fresh water oysters In the insr-
ket, Just drop in.
There is quite difference OF opin.
Ion among our portsmen In regard to
the alleged changes made by the re-
cent legislature in the game laws.
Smull's Legislative Hand. Book limits
the time for keeping for sale deer
from October | to November 30,
whereas the Pamphlet Laws make no
mention OF such an act being passed,
The only acts referring to game Is the
one authorizing the publication OF the
game laws In circular form and the
other limiting the killing Of quail from
October 18th to December 18th. As
Smulrs Hand Book fails to notice the
change In quail law, IL is evidently In
arror in limiting deer hunting to No-
vember 30, instead OF December 10, as
the law heretofore allowed. 1t mat
ters very little Of late, anyhow, how,
when or what you hunt-just so you
getit. In Centre county they have
been hunting huckleberries" with
guns and knapsacks for the last three
months, and nobody Is the wiser-ex-
cepting the tanners who take In some
mighty thin.haired deer hides. Some
assert-and give good authority for Il
that deer are free to January I. In
this they no doubt err, but they hunt
all the same. Let our legislature pass
an act making all game free on Octo.
ber 1st, and people will understand
and obey the law, but when lawyers
and judges disagree, people will inter
pret tho law to suit themselves. The
law as 1t now is allows the killing Of
Deer from Oct. to Dec. Is.
Turkeys from Oct 10 to Jan. 1,
Quail from Oct. IS TO Dec. Is.
Squirrels from Sept. 1 to Jan. 1.
Rabbits from Nov. 1 to Jan. I.
Pheasants from Oct. 1 to Jan. 1.
Woodcock from July to Jan. I.
Perhaps there are few, II any vaca-
tions or pusuits In life. attended with
moro perpleIity and enlbarrassinents,
than that Of publishing n weekly
country newspaper. This Is owing,
principally, to an unjustiiiabls neg>
ligence in many in making seasonable
payment for the newspaper, which
involves the printer in distressing
embarrassments, II IL does not prove
destructive to his business, even at a
time when his subscription list num-
bers thousands OF responsible men.
This negligence, In most instances.
probably proceeds from inadvertsncy
rather than n dishonest principle,
but the effect, in either ease, IL the
same on the printer. Our subscrip-
tion list Is now extensive, and cons
stantiy increasing, and consequently,
our weekly expenses for paper are
great, which cannot be procured
without prompt payment in cash, be
sides other heavy expenses In support.
ing the necessary labor Of a printing
establishment. The daily adding OF
numbers OF subscribers to our list,
presents, at the first view, an sncour-
aging prospect but IL will prove de-
lusive, unless they are punctual In
their reiuittances.
We have the type paid for an en-
tire new dress for the Posi- and all we
want now is new press to make the
paper what it should be. Had we the
two thousand dollars now due us on
our books-which is nearly all good,
but hard to get-we could at once
proceed with our intended improve
ments, but as 1t Is, we must wait till
this man soils his hogs, that ono his
corn, the next his wheat, and the bal
ancs shuck their onions. 1t is as un-
pleasant for us to refer to this as IL is
for the prompt paying subscriber to
read 1t, but We ask no moro than
would be justly afforded any individ
uals, engaged in other occupations
that is, q punctual discharge OF what
is due; it 10 from the good will OF our
patrons we expect our demands, and
hope that our reasonable and earnest
request will not be made In vain. Ts
those who have paid us promptly, We
tender our sincere acknowledgements.
ADAMsBURa.-Adam Specht of this
place has grape vine which has its
second crop for this year. When the
first crop commenced to ripen the